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Abalone of the World: Biology, Fisheries and Culture
S. A. Shepard
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Hardcover. This comprehensive volume contains some sixty papers and reviews presented at the First International Symposium on Abalone Biology, Fisheries and Culture held in La Paz, Mexico. Introductory reviews in the book focus on the evolutionary origin, radiation and modern relationships of the genus Haliotis. Editor(s): Shepherd, S.A.; etc.; Tegner, M.J. (Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, USA); del Proo, S.A.Guzman (Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico.). Num Pages: 624 pages, 153 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSPM; PSVT3; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1364.
This comprehensive volume contains some sixty papers and reviews presented at the First International Symposium on Abalone Biology, Fisheries and Culture held in La Paz, Mexico. Introductory reviews in the book focus on the evolutionary origin, radiation and modern relationships of the genus Haliotis. Further papers review aspects of the reproductive process, larval energetics, mechanisms of larval settlement, and the ecology of settlement. Feeding deterrents and attractants, and the relation between food and growth are reviewed in a later section of authoritative papers. The natural mortality of abalone and its causes, predators and diseases are thoroughly reviewed. Several papers summarise ... Read more
This comprehensive volume contains some sixty papers and reviews presented at the First International Symposium on Abalone Biology, Fisheries and Culture held in La Paz, Mexico. Introductory reviews in the book focus on the evolutionary origin, radiation and modern relationships of the genus Haliotis. Further papers review aspects of the reproductive process, larval energetics, mechanisms of larval settlement, and the ecology of settlement. Feeding deterrents and attractants, and the relation between food and growth are reviewed in a later section of authoritative papers. The natural mortality of abalone and its causes, predators and diseases are thoroughly reviewed. Several papers summarise ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780852381816
SKU
V9780852381816
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About S. A. Shepard
S. A. Shepard and Mia J. Tegner are the authors of Abalone of the World: Biology, Fisheries and Culture, published by Wiley.
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